Magnetic flux tube
Alfvén Mode - Azimuthal Wavenumber n=0
Alfvén Mode ( n=0 )
Eigenmode
Alfvén Mode ( n=1 )
Sausage Mode ( n=0 )
Kink Mode ( n=1 )
Fluting Mode 1 ( n=2 )
Fluting Mode 2 ( n=3 )
Fluting Mode 3 ( n=4 )
Fluting Mode 4 ( n=5 )
Fluting Mode 5 ( n=6 )
The following movies present different perspectives of the Alfvén mode with azimuthal wavenumber, n=0.
Videos
Key:
x-axis (red arrow), y-axis (green arrow) and z-axis (blue arrow)
Red lines – magnetic field lines
Grey surface – slab boundaries
White arrows – velocity direction field
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Credits
The videos were produced by Ioannis Giagkiozis with VAPOR. VAPOR stands for Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers. It can be downloaded from: http://www.vapor.ucar.edu/